Educause’s Top Ten Issues in IT
Agee, A. et al. (2009) Top-Ten IT Issues, 2009 Educause Review, Vol. 44, No. 3
Based on a survey of 554 (responding) EDUCAUSE members, mainly...
Competency-based training in a Michigan college
Moltz, D. (2009) Skills Training à la Carte Inside Higher Education, Aug 12
An article about modularised competency-based training at Kellogg Community College, Michigan. Note...
Cell phones used to deliver course content
'U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says schools and colleges should deliver course content to the cell phones that students use to talk and text...
Kindle and the Blind
'The National Federation of the Blind and the American Council of the Blind are suing Arizona State University for its use of the Amazon...
The growth of local, blended online learning
Parry, M. (2009) They Thought Globally, but Now Colleges Push Online Programs Locally Chronicle of Higher Education, July 10
This article discusses how state-funded universities...
Can you teach ‘real’ engineering at a distance?
This blog is prompted by an e-mail from Rich Zuc, who wanted to know why there were no undergraduate degrees in engineering offered at...
Effective Practice in a Digital Age
JISC (2009) Effective Practice in a Digital Age Bristol UK: JISC
From JISC's publication web site:
Effective Practice in a Digital Age combines the outcomes of...
Online students perform better than face-to-face students
Means, B. et al. (2009) Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies Washington, DC: US Department...
Succeeding in an outsourced and automated world
In support of my blog posting: e-Learning and 21st century skills and competences
Pink, D. (2008) Preparing Kids for 21st-Century Success e-SchoolNews.tv
Author Daniel Pink discusses...
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is an organization with a mission to
'Serve as a catalyst to position 21st century skills at the center...